The ceremony took place in the Alexander Hall in the Grand Kremlin Palace. The new ambassadors from eight countries gave the President their letters of credentials:
Republic of Macedonia — Zlatko Lecevski,
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Udaianga Viratunga,
Republic of Burundi — Renova Ndaiirukiie,
Republic of Iceland — Benedikt Asgeirsson,
Republic of Belarus — Vasilii Dolgolev,
Union of Myanmar — Min Tein,
Republic of Albania — Todorach Liacho,
Canada — Ralph James Lysyshyn.